Display attachment for sample-trunks.



I. MENDEL & J. J, SMITH.

DISPLAY ATTACHMENT 30R SAMPLE TRUNKS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1908.

PatntedDeo. 8, 1908.

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ISIDOR IIIICNDEL AND JOSEPH J. SMlih, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ,XSSIGNORS TO ISIDOR MENDEL, OF OlKClNNil'll, OHIO.

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No. $06,050. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 8, 1908. Application filed February 19, 1908. Serial No. $16,855.

ortod while said rod is in a horizontal posi ion. This rod is sustained in this position at one of its'oncls by the trunk and at i ionali, Hamilton other end by a post 11, the connection of :1 vo m'vonlocl a. cor- I both of K lQSG ends hoing articulated to pertam now Ll useful Display Attzirlnnontfor I mii folding up of the attachment on itself Samplo-Tron "s; and so do (loo-him the foiand Within the trunk. lo. 'iig to ho oir r, full, and exact dos *ri I Trunks consist usually of two sections 12 tion of tho invootioi uiiiontion hoingrollori I and i3, hinqedly' connected, one serving as a. to the not-.oinpaliyi11g drawing, with tho rof- I k orsoos (illill'llOtiF-TS Ulilalkfill I iilUi'Oflll, which I intended the trunk is placed on end as shown form. also port. of this spooi'iiootion. I in Fig. 1, before being opened. The attachiI' known ii at no. iihiiDOR hlENDEL and JOSEPH J. SMITH, zsii 'zons of the l mited Swiss, and residents or county, i: sin of Ohio, h

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ii, i invoniionroliitos1o:i(Iis play-attzu l1- moot niov be connected to either ono of room for trunks mriiculzlilvsuch asm'o used those truiik-soctions. In. the drawing it is foroorrying smnplos. ii shown as applied shown rmnnoctod to seotioo 13, which may to o tr l; of Iho vmi'ri'rotw"typo usodior he considered the lid, the connection bein osr 'yi sompios of (.ifliilillg, and serves as a by rod i0 which at one of its ends isoonnscteii moons upon winch those Samples may he ml- {0 {his soorion. The connection is to one of vantagsously displayed in proper position to 1' the sides of this section, preferably the outeronabio inspooiion b; p' ospooI'i -.o buyers. one designated by 14,.a11d to the inner sur 7 5 The in onlion woosists oj the particular face thereof. So connected, the attachment construction of Iliis rlm'ioo and of oi' when in position as shown in Fig. 1, intertioulm' collimation to silo]! :L trunk. i'oros ioast with access to the trunk for the In the following S iiOQlii-Jfil'iOll and psi purpose of handling its contents when the tioulzir poiiiioo Ulil, i i iho claims at til owl samo is open as shown It is lso entirely thsro will ho liomio :1. ilili dosoription "oi I out of the way and towns .110 obstruotlon our iilvonlimi, Iogolhor with its mannor of I which will interfere with the packing of the use, ports :MHI (-011 arm-1km, which latter is trunk, when closed up within this latter as also iiiustrirtozi in tho m'oonipz-mying Ilrs-W- sl'iown in Fig. I

' By )roforonoe tho oonneot-ion is nesr the lroo fiti gk oi' sirle 14, m1d also near one and of trunk l stood on t. the swim, so as to support, With'roforenoe to taolimo I opened out positions as shown in Fig. l, rod 10 at an ele- Fig. 2, a ort'io' of; the iruul iiootorl :ino

. if I ration suiiioient for the pur ose. Since this olomtioiii can never he too iigh at host, the

'ulin-rhinont is for obvious reasons at the oppor 011d rotor-ring to Fig l of said side. Post ll is of course of height which is sub stsntizilly equal to the distance from the floor to thi point of attachment of rod 10 to sioo M, so that said rod 10 may he supported 'r-n npprot-cimaioly horizontal position by tho trunk or, one of its ends, and by post 11 I at tho other as shown in Fig. 1.

The com'iootioii of rod 10 to siilo i4 is a piv- I00 oini one, and whilo it might ho ilii'ooiiy to said side, it oy prefoi'onoo to on inter-mes i too prooo Edge-718W lower pr 1' 1 o (lists hrs-Ci o; 15, which is angularly oi angles rang-ml so as to poi-mil its sunultmioous at v vie/av o mohinoni. to side :4, and to the :Milfiffit end um. .I on Fig. 6, and shows a @2155 iv IOLl becomes more durable and substantial. The other e (i of rod l 0 is directly connected to tho sod of post 1'] by an articulated joint as hown at Hi3. A brace 27 is provided, pivotthe trunk, whereby the ooimection of said I I I I L oxhi llli for the other one. For'uso in the manner 65 ally attached to one of the jointed parts. has a slot 18 which is occupied by a headed pin 19 which projects from the other jointed part. The length 'of this slot limits the swinging movement of the post with reference to rod to the proper extent so that said post cannot swing beyond the proper sup porting position, which is one at ri ht angles to rod 10. At one of its ends this slot widens out to form a notch 20, which permits the brace to slightly drop when said notch is op- 1 osite the shank of pin .19. This permits this shank to enter and occupy notch 20 whereby post 11 is locked in pro )er position on rod 10 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and the two parts are stiftly braced on each other and prevented from collapsing. When the arts are to be closed up, brace 17 is slightly ifted to disengage it from pin 19, while at the same time post 11 is swung inwardly on rod 10 as shown in Fig.4. At the lower end 'of' post 11, also connected with an articulated joint 21, there are two foot braces 22, which may be turned into an ular relation with reference to post 11 and so as to project in opposite directions therefrom as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. When so turned out, they project at right angles to said post and also at right an- 'les to the plane between it androd 10, there by bracing the opened-out attachment and preventing it from tipping laterally.

By resting against shoulders 23 at the lower end of post 11 as best shown in Fig. 6, these foot braces are prevented from turning beyond the angular bracing osition. When the device is to be close up and before turned into the trunk, they are turned into alinement with post 11, as shown in Figs. 2-

and 8, so as to be out of the way and to clear the edge of the trunk when the attachment is turned into this latter. I

Since post 11, in order to support rod 10 in a proximatelv horizontal position, must be or suffieient length, which length is obviously in excess of the inside length of the trunk, it is necessary, in order to permit said ost after use of the attachment to be'turned into the trunk, that it be also in sections, two, a and I), being sufiicient, which are connected to each other by an articulated joint 24 which permits said post to be eolla sed.

When extended, these sections are he d in ahnement on each other by a spring-actuated snap-catch 25, which is attached to one of.

56 the sections and adapted to engage a notch 26 in the other section. The procedure for closin up is nowas follows: Catch 25 is lifted out o notch 26 and section b of the post is folded up against section a as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. F cot-braces 22 are straightened out. Brace 17 is lifted out of engagement with pin 19 and the doubled up post is swung against rod 10. This latter with the post is now turned into the trunksection to which it is connected, the closed It up attachment appearing then substantially as shown in Fig. 2, hanging down on the inside of the trunk. It is preferably secured in this position within the trunk by a strap 27, one end of which is permanently secured inside of the trunk and whereby the attaclu ment is held immovable while the trunk is in transit.

Flopping of the foot-braces is avoided by preventing them from working too freel at their oint, for which purpose a friction spring 28 is used and applied as shown in Fig. 8.

The jointed connections of rod 10 and of post 1] are such. that the sections of the post and rod 10, when being closed up, swing all in one plane, and parallel to the trunk-side to which the attachment is connected. The parts, when closed up, are thus caused to lie close to this side, wherethey are out of the way and do not take up much space, nor interfere with the packing of the trunk or ohstruct access to it.

Along the edges of the trunk-sections there extend usually inwardly extending cleats, or strips as shown at 29 in Fig. 3, which formpart of the trunk-structure and serve for various purposes.

The attachment in order to clear the strip at the front-edge of the side 14 while being moved in or out of the trunk, must be eou- 95 nected accordingly, that is it must be supported with suiiicient space between it and the side of the trunk to which it is attached. For such purpose that part of attaching bracket 15, to which the end of rod 10 is pivoted, is shaped to extend away from side 14, a distance sullicient for the )urpose and as best shown at (l in Fig. 5, these projecting cleats being indicated therein in dotted lines. The attachment may thus swing freely in and out of the trunk without interfering with any parts which may project inwardly from the trunk side to which the attachment is connected.

Having described our invention, we claim asnew:

1. A collapsible display-attachment for trunks adjustably connected to one of the sides of a trunk to permit it to be erected in supporting position outsideof the trunk, or co lapsed so as to be inside of the same and lie close against the side to which the attachment is connected so as not tp interfere with access to the trunk.

2. In a trunk, the combination of a bracket, shaped to permit it to be connected to two sides of the trunk, a sample-supporting rod adjustably connected to this bracket and means to sustain the same in sample supporting osition outside of the trunk.

3. A col apsible display-attachment for trunks adapted to be adjusted to positions either outside of the trunk, or folded up with in this latter, the same consisting of a supporting rod hingedly connected at one of its this rod, the connection of these which the rod is connected.

- sections of this latter being such as to permit them to be folded up on each other and closed its ends to one of the sides of the trunk and a porting rod connected at one of its ends withi in th ends braces at the other endof thispost, the .con-

trun'ks ada ends to one of-the sides of the trunk, and a j 7. A collapsible display-attachment for post lnngedly connected to theother end of, trunks consisting of a rod and of a post both arts being hingedly-conneotedto each other ahd one of such that the post folds up 0111386 rod and them hingedly connected to the trunk so both fold up in a plane parallel to the side to j' that the attachment may be folded up and closed into the trunk, or adjusted to supportposition outside of this latter, in which 'positionrod and cost are arranged at ri ht angles to each other, a brace having a slot with a notch at one of its ends secured'to one of these members and a in rejecting from the other member and ttedl to occupy the 4. A collapsible display attachment for trunks adapted to be adjusted to a position outside of the trunk, it consisting 01 a supe trunk, a post connected at one ofits to the other end of this rod and footrod and postis limited. to s n tion and'whereby, when sax the notch mentioned, which latter is'accordnection' of these, latter to the post being a hiimed one so as to ermit their alinement with said post and t, e connection of this being such that they porting posilatter and of the rod may be folded up on each other and closed I supporting position. into the trunk. r I 8. ins display'attachment for trunkstlie 5. A collapsible display-attachment for l combination of a post, a supporting rod unks adapted to be adjusted to a position hingedly connected at one of its ends to one outside of the trunk, it consisting oi 'a su porting rod connected at one ofits' ends wit l other Y in the trunk, a post comprising tWo jointedi this latter connection being to the inside of sections connected at the end of one of its j one of the sides of the trunk, so that, when sections to the other end of the rod, and the attachment is folded up, it lies close to means to lock these post-sections in alinesuch side and does not obstruct access to-the ment, the connection of the rod, post and the trunk.

9, In a display-attachment for trunks, the combination of a post consisting of two sec-- tions hingedly connected to each other, a sup porting rodto one end of which one end of one of the est-sections is hinged and a trunk to which t e other end of the supporting rod is; hinged. a

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix end of the supporting rod is connected,

into thetrunk 6. A collapsible display-attachment for ted. to be adjusted to ositions, either outside of the trunk, or f dlded up within this latter, the same consisting of a supporting rod hingedly connected at one of post hingedly connected to the other end of this rod,- the connection of these parts being such that when folded up,-they move in a plane parallel to the side to which the attachment is connected and means to holdthe olded up attachment against the inside of the trunk.-

IIGSSGS.

ISIDOR MENDEL'! Josnrn J, SMITH.

pin occupies-v end of this post and a trunk to which the slot in the brace whereby the adjustment of ingly located, rod and post are locked in such our-signatures in the presence of two Wit- 

